ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT CLEVELAND (AZL) GUARDIANS
08/19/2025
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ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT CLEVELAND (AZL) GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 12663 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City (AZL) Royals (22-24) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 14 0
Cleveland (AZL) Guardians (22-24) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 7 9 1
Guardians Get Hard-Earned Win, Stop Royals, 7-6
The Cleveland (AZL) Guardians welcomed the Kansas City (AZL) Royals to an afternoon game at Chain of Lakes Park.

The bat of Don Hoffman helped the Cleveland (AZL) Guardians top the Kansas City (AZL) Royals, 7-6. Hoffman went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times for Cleveland (AZL). Cleveland (AZL) is 22-24 and Kansas City (AZL), with the loss, 22-24.

Cleveland (AZL) got a clutch hit from Glen Powell. The designated hitter launched a grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a kill shot.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Hoffman said in his postgame press conference.
KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Sackett SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .244 3 6
J. Bates LF 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 .396 3 15
   a-T. Vázquez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 4 22
D. Webb RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .307 10 43
R. Laidler 3B, LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 .284 2 15
W. Anderson C 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .245 3 15
D. García CF 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .281 2 7
D. Davis 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .310 1 8
J. Denton DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .125 1 1
M. Brown 1B 4 2 2 0 0 2 4 .313 3 14
Totals 41 6 14 6 2 15 32      
a - T. Vázquez substituted for J. Bates in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Sackett (6, 5th Inning off S. Stevens, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Bates 2 (13, 7th Inning off D. Cooper, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Houghton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. García (2, 9th Inning off J. Houghton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Sackett 3 , J. Bates 5 , D. Webb , R. Laidler , W. Anderson 2 , D. García 5 , J. Denton , M. Brown 2
2-out RBI: W. Anderson , D. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sackett , W. Anderson 2 , J. Denton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bates (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Sackett-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kelley RF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331 2 14
B. Robinson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 0 3
G. Clark 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .235 1 4
   c-K. White RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 4
D. Hoffman 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .263 3 14
D. Gary C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .438 0 1
J. Coffman CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 1 5
   a-C. Ballard PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .396 6 21
   b-R. Gamble CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296 1 12
J. Brault SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .214 1 1
   d-C. McGuire PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Tanh 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286 2 19
G. Powell DH 4 1 1 4 0 2 2 .283 3 8
Totals 33 7 9 7 2 10 12      
a - C. Ballard pinch hit for J. Coffman in the 6th
b - R. Gamble substituted for C. Ballard in the 7th
c - K. White substituted for G. Clark in the 9th
d - C. McGuire pinch hit for J. Brault in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Ballard (1, 6th Inning off B. Greer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Hoffman (3, 4th Inning off E. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Powell (3, 9th Inning off T. Ledesma, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clark , D. Hoffman 5 , D. Gary 2 , C. Ballard 3 , R. Gamble , D. Tanh , G. Powell 4
2-out RBI: D. Hoffman , C. Ballard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brault
GIDP: D. Gary
Hit by Pitch: D. Tanh
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kelley (2)
KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Martin 5.2 5 3 3 2 5 1 93 5.40   
B. Greer BS (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 4.41   
T. Ledesma L (3-4), BS (3) 0.1 3 4 4 0 1 1 17 7.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Martin 50
Batters Faced: E. Martin 23, B. Greer 8, T. Ledesma 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Martin 6-5, B. Greer 2-1, T. Ledesma 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Martin 93-58, B. Greer 29-23, T. Ledesma 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Greer 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Ledesma
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Stevens 4.1 7 2 2 1 9 0 80 4.15   
D. Cooper 3.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 53 0.00   
C. Watson H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
J. Houghton BS (1) 0.2 3 4 0 0 0 1 12 3.46   
M. Crawford W (3-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stevens 49
Batters Faced: S. Stevens 21, D. Cooper 13, C. Watson 2, J. Houghton 6, M. Crawford 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stevens 3-1, D. Cooper 1-3, C. Watson 0-1, J. Houghton 2-0, M. Crawford 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stevens 80-54, D. Cooper 53-35, C. Watson 6-5, J. Houghton 12-10, M. Crawford 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Cooper 2-0 , C. Watson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Hoffman
Ballpark: Chain of Lakes Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 5228
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